“wounderful”

Reviewed 1 Oct 2017

Just returned from a 10 day holiday at Thavma , what a lovely apartment with pool and stunning views across rythmyno.our hosts were amazing made us welcome and at home.
breakfasts were huge and varie… More

“Outstanding” We stayed in Palazzo di Acqua for one month August/September 2014.
The house is amazing, extremely well equipped and finished, exactly as advertised. The roof terrace is spectacular and also very well equipped. Perfect place for a bbq o

“Wow!”

Reviewed 27 Oct 2013

A really interesting place to stay. It is exactly as described, roof terrace is beautiful with amazing views. Kitchen (and 2nd kitchen on 1st floor!) are very well equiped and bedrooms nice and comfor… More

“Exceptional holiday house in Rethymno”

Reviewed 12 Aug 2013

I stayed at Palazzo d'Acqua with my husband and our two sons (ages 5 and 2) and my two brothers. The house is located in the centre of Atsipopoulo, a short 15 minute drive from the centre of Rethymno.… More

“Exceptional place and feelings”

Reviewed 7 Jun 2017

It was wonderful to live in this special and exceptional place, the view from terrace is incredible and difficult to describe in words... Everything in the house is well organised, the kitchen and sle… More

“Perfect vacation location and hospitality” We are a family of seven (children from 11-20).
Villa Elena situated at a perfect location: a stand alone villa outside of a small peacefully viran episkopi village five minutes from several nice beaches and

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Villa Idi: pure relaxation in the heart of Crete

Unwind in comfort in the centre of traditional Crete

We first stayed at Vila Idi in 2016 as a party of 4 adults & 4 children, lured by the glowing reviews on this site. If anything they failed to do it justice. Within a week of returning home, we had booked to return again in 2017.
The only reason we have not booked a 3rd stay for 2018 is that we are planning to visit family in Australia next year and probably can’t stretch to going to Crete as well.
The villa has been lovingly renovated by the Manolis, owner and still retains a connection with the family home it once was with character to match. Comfortable and well equipped, the interior is cool in the high 20s heat we had for most of our stay. The terrace has wonderful views over the tiled Amari rooftops and rest of the valley with Crete’s highest mountain, Mount Ida (Psiloritis) looming in the distance and is a lovely place to sunbathe, or just sit and relax in the warm evenings. The small pool was also perfect for cooling down in the heat of the day the children were constantly in and out.
The Amari valley is a charming series of fields, sleepy villages and twisting, climbing roads which all but forces you to slow down and chill out. The people are unfailingly welcoming and life seems so much rooted in the land.
We bought cherries from a lady selling them by the roadside directly from her garden, ate at tavernas where the owner could proudly state that he had grown or reared everything on the menu himself, and once even had pointed out the very goat in the next field which produced the cheese we were eating.
We spent an evening sitting on the villa terrace with Manolis drinking raki which was so local he could literally point to the house where it was made while offering directions to the fields where he grows his own grapes.
He also provides with the villa, a detailed list of places of interest in the area, (monasteries, tavernas, gorges beaches) which we made full use of.
Out of the valley further south, we visited several of Manolis recommended beaches walked though rugged gorges and relaxed with excellent food while watching the sun sink behind the mountains that plunge down into the Mediterranean.
We had some really excellent meals out in the local area, and made use of the terrace barbecue. However as an added bonus, the villa’s on site housekeeper Rumy, is able to provided some absolutely wonderful local food on request, and nothing we found anywhere was as delicious as her home cooked meals.
Lastly, I cannot really describe how wonderfully welcome and at home both Manolis and Rumy made us feel. You will simply not meet warmer or more generous people who were so happy to do anything to make our stay as enjoyable as possible.
A huge thankyou to both for a couple of the best weeks I have ever had.
We will most definitely be back …
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Villa for 7 persons next to all amenities

Wonderful hoilday

I booked this hoping for a relaxing stay and was not disappointed. Lovely village location with bars, taverna's and an authentic Cretan feel. The village has enough going on to keep you occupied.
The owners met us an arrival and the villa was so lovely and larger than it appears online. Spotlessly clean and spacious. The teenagers loved the pool and outside areas. The owners had thought of everything and we were greeted with fresh fruit and home made wine!
The gardener did a great job, the pool was cleaned so regularly and the garden watered so it looked great. Having the place cleaned mid holiday was also a treat! Easy to go to the beaches on the south coast and visit the towns on the north. You need a car as Crete is huge, but it's well worth it.
I would love to come back and stay here- it was so relaxing. …
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Villa Candice - OWNER DIRECT

Unique villa in a beautiful area.

Based in an authentic venetian time village by Rethymno (Maroulas), Villa Candice is a beautiful villa where luxury, confort, space, quietness and security give you the pleasure to fully enjoy every moment of your holiday. Christian, the owner, welcomes you very nicely ; he makes sure that you feel immediately "at home". For cooking lovers, the kitchen is a real pleasure with professional equipment. Outside, the view is unique on lands and the sea. The swimming pool and the pool house invite you to relax days and nights. Villa Candice was an unforgetable little paradise on earth for the whole family this summer. We are already planning to go back next summer. …
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Laura&#039;s Pool View Apartment!

Excellent apartment

This property is actually a one storey semi detached villa, which is better than an apartment.
It is exactly as described and illustrated on the letting site, but in reality is better. We were a couple but it is well enough sized for the additional 2 it can accommodate. The lounge/dining/cooking area is spacious and bright looking out to the large outdoor space and pool area beyond; bedroom also good size with plenty of storage and again looks out to the patio area. Bathroom good with a washing machine and a shower in a properly enclosed cubicle.
The villa is surrounded on 3 sides by patio/garden and can be approached by a front or back gate. The front is very near to the on road parking.
Meet and greet by Alex, efficient and welcoming and then he is on hand if anything else is required. Fruit, water and juice were left as a welcome. Villa was cleaned and linen changed half way through our 9 day stay by Alex's wife-excellent cleaning and again very friendly.
The external space here is much bigger than you would expect from a small villa and includes dining area for 4, lounge seating area for 4 and 2 sunbeds and umbrella and still loads of space around; also well shaded.
The pool area, as is the whole development, is immaculate with palm trees and flowers all around. The area is cleaned daily as is the pool. There were quite a few people around in the other properties at this time but it was still pretty quiet and private.
Panormos is a lovely, unspoilt village and is an easy walk from this development. …
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Villa Ani, homelike living!

Beautiful villa

Such a beautiful villa in a quiet location. The owner was so helpful and had even left a lovely home cooked lunch ready for our arrival. Superb facilities, couldn't want for anything more …
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We stayed in villa aloe for two and a half weeks in August. It is a wonderful place in a most convenient and beautiful location. The house is only minutes away from the village of prines and three local tavernas where we ate most of the time and they are worth visiting. There is a local mini market and butchers where we did a lot of our shopping. Rethymno is 10 mins away by car. The owner Thei is a wonderful lady and so helpful. We would happily go back to villa aloe again …
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